PIRSA:21060035 Conference Other

DOI10.48660/21060035

Conference/School: The 24th Capra meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity

Hackmann, E. (2021). Geodesic motion in relativistic astrophysics. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/21060035

Hackmann, Eva. Geodesic motion in relativistic astrophysics. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 08, 2021, https://pirsa.org/21060035 

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  doi = {10.48660/21060035},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/21060035},
  author = {Hackmann, Eva},
  keywords = {Other},
  language = {en},
  title = {Geodesic motion in relativistic astrophysics},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2021},
  month = {jun},
  note = {PIRSA:21060035 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

Abstract

Since the advent of (relativistic) astrophysics it has been one of the most important tasks to study the motion of freely falling particles, both from a purely academic and an observational point of view. In this presentation I review the solution methods for the equations of motion of particle-like objects and light within a wide variety of spacetimes. Moreover, we take a closer look on the importance of special orbits for phenomena like black hole shadows or accretion discs.

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